Director / Assistant Director
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Professor Tony Morrison – Director
Director
Tony Morrison is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester and is also Associate Director for Clinical Research at Greater Manchester West Mental Health Foundation Trust.
Dr Melissa Pyle
Assistant Director
Melissa Pyle is currently the assistant director (research) at the Psychosis Research Unit and an Honorary Research Associate at Manchester University.
Dr Samantha Bowe
Clinical Assistant Director
Samantha Bowe is the Clinical Assistant Director at the Psychosis Research Unit (PRU) and a Clinical Psychologist. She is also a joint Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) Training...
Staff
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Ann Parkes
PRU Administrator
In April 2013 Ann Parkes joined PRU and the number of trials carried out here have rapidly expanded since she joined the team. Ann has been involved in developing our admin systems
Carl Bateson
WebMaster & Trial Review Pannel
Carl Bateson has many years of experience of the mental health sector, including working to facilitate help and entertainment planning at psychiatric inpatient wards at Trafford General Hospital,
Dagmar Makara
Research Assistant
Dagmar Makara is a Research Assistant who works on numerous projects within PRU including designing studies, systematic reviews, data entry, transcribing and analysis of both quantitative and qualitative work.
Dr David Shiers
Honorary Research Consultant
David Shiers a former GP in Leek, North Staffordshire, became involved in the early intervention reform of the mid 90s after his daughter’s experience of a severe psychotic illness in her adolescence...
Dr Eleanor Longden
Postdoctoral Service User Research Manager
Dr Eleanor Longden is the Postdoctoral Service User Research Manager at PRU and the current chair of its Service User Reference Group (SURG).
Hannah Sowery
Research Assistant
Hannah Sowery is a Research Assistant working on the RAPID Trial, and is involved in liaison with clinical teams, recruitment, and assessment of trial participants. Hannah previously worked on the Culturally Adapted Family Intervention (CaFI) trial...
Heather Peel
Service User Researcher
Heather Peel started working for PRU in May 2016 as a Service User Researcher conducting semi-structured qualitative interviews for the Method of Levels (MOL), a feasibility randomised control trial.
Dr Kim Towey-Swift
Clinical Psychologist
Kim Towey-Swift is a clinical psychologist at the Psychosis Research Unit (PRU). Her role is to provide psychological therapy to people who are participating in research trials....
Dr Liz Murphy
Research Clinical Psychologist
Liz Murphy is a research clinical psychologist at The Psychosis Research Unit (PRU). Her role is to provide cognitive therapy to people who are participating in research trials.
Dr Lydia Pearson
Research Associate / Trial Manager
Lydia Pearson is an Assistant Research Psychologist working on the Bipolar At Risk Trial: BART. Lydia has been involved with this trial since it started in April 2015, supporting with duties that include the...
Dr Rory Byrne
Postdoctoral User-Researcher
Rory Byrne is a postdoctoral user-researcher at The Psychosis Research Unit (PRU), currently involved as a co-applicant with the following ongoing clinical trials: FOCUS, COMPARE, PRODIGY, BART, and IFCBT.
Dr Sophie Parker
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Sophie Parker is a Clinical Psychologist working at the Psychosis Research Unit (PRU) at Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Sophie completed an undergraduate psychology degree...
Vicky Brooks
Research Clinical Psychologist
Vicky Brooks is a Cognitive Behaviour therapist specialising in CBT for psychosis. Having trained as a mental health nurse in 1996, Vicky worked in acute inpatient settings...
Wendy Jones
Service User Researcher
Following her A-levels, Wendy studied Pharmacology and Physiology (with Industrial Experience) at The University of Manchester. On her placement year she developed a keen interest in the causes...
Peter Panayi
Assistant Psychologist
Peter Panayi is a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at The University of Manchester. His research focuses on the impact of complex trauma (difficult life experiences that are prolonged or repeated) among people with psychosis.
Gillian Macafee
Peer Support Worker
Gillian Macafee, a dedicated Service User researcher, has been an integral part of the Psychosis Research Unit (PRU) since 2018, when she assumed the role of Public and Patient Involvement Lead for the EYE2 study.
Emma De Paola
Research Assistant
Emma De Paola, a dedicated Research Assistant, plays a crucial role in the Talking with Voices II Trial, focusing on liaison, recruitment, and assessments.